A. 
No abutting property owner shall, upon any sidewalk, street, alley or public ground, so maintain their land or any building situated thereon so that, by erosion or by travel, parts of the soil or other substance shall be deposited upon the butting sidewalk, street, alley or any public ground, and if such deposit by erosion or otherwise shall take place, the sidewalk, street, alley or public ground shall be cleaned and made passable by such abutting owner within 24 hours after receiving notice thereof from the Inspection Department.
B. 
No abutting property owner shall maintain their adjacent land within three feet of any sidewalk, street, alley or public ground so that by erosion, debris, or other substances a public nuisance, as defined in Section 6.05.12. of the City of Onalaska Code of Ordinances, shall be created or that the maintenance of the adjoining lands shall be such that over time said conditions will cause destruction and disrepair of the sidewalk, street, alley or public grounds. That within 24 hours after receiving notice thereof from the Inspection Department, said property owner shall remedy any public nuisance or conditions which may cause destruction and disrepair of sidewalks, streets, alleys or public grounds.
C. 
If such owner of occupant fails to remove any such debris or dirt or remedy a public nuisance or condition as outlined above when notified to do so by the City Engineer, or its designee, the City Engineer or its designee may cause the same to be done and report the cost thereof to the City Clerk who shall place the cost on the tax roll as a special tax against the premises, pursuant to § 66.0627, Wis. Stats. or such cost may be recovered in an action against the owner or occupant.
A. 
Definition. See Section 6.05.12.
B. 
Noxious weeds; paving. All that part of the boulevard not covered by a sidewalk shall be kept free and clear of all noxious weeds and shall not be paved, surfaced or covered with any material which shall prevent the growth of plants, the infiltration of stormwater runoff, and shall be maintained as a lawn, except in areas specifically approved by the Common Council or its designee.
C. 
Responsibility to maintain. Every owner of land in the City whose land abuts a boulevard is required to maintain, or have maintained by their tenant, the boulevard directly abutting such land as provided in this section and elsewhere in this Code. Every owner shall keep mailboxes located on a boulevard free and clear of snow. Excess right-of-way located between any sidewalk and a private property line is also the responsibility of the abutting property owner to maintain.
D. 
Boulevard area restrictions. In addition to the definitions and restrictions contained herein, no person shall place any accessory structure or use, including landscaping ornaments, stones and basketball backboard/hoops in the boulevard area. No lawn sprinkler system shall be installed in the boulevard area without first obtaining a street privilege permit under Section 6.02.45.
E. 
Vaults. All vaults and cisterns under sidewalks shall be prohibited.
A. 
Requests or petitions by City property owners for new streets, street resurfacing, curb and gutter, storm sewers, utility work and sidewalks shall be presented to the Common Council on or before August 1 to be considered for installation in the following year.
A. 
In the interest of public safety, health and general welfare, community appearance and efficiency of operation, it shall be unlawful to rake or place fallen tree leaves or grass clippings onto the pavement or into the gutter of any public street. No person shall permit grass clippings from mower swaths to remain upon sidewalks or on abutting property owned or occupied by them.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or cause to be deposited, dump, sort, scatter or leave any rubbish, stone, wire, earth, ashes, cinders, sawdust, hay, glass, manure, filth, paper, snow, ice, dirt, grass, leaves, construction waste, garbage or other offensive or noxious material in any public street, sidewalk, alley, or upon any public property or upon any property of another, without the express permission of the owner of occupant thereof.
A. 
Buildings to have street numbers. Each principal building in the City shall be assigned an official street number by the Public Works Department. All lots and parts of lots in the City shall be numbered in accordance with a street numbering map on file in the office of the Public Works Department. Plats shall be numbered to conform as nearly as possible to the general scheme of numbering as outlined on the map.
B. 
Street number system.
1. 
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, all streets whose course is northerly or southerly shall be considered north and south streets, and all streets having a easterly or westerly course shall be considered east and west streets and the general word "street" shall be deemed and held to include all streets, boulevards, courts or avenues.
2. 
Numbering north and south streets. All streets running north and south shall have as their dividing line Main Street, and all numbers running northerly from Main Street shall be designated as north, and all numbers running south from Main Street shall be designated as south and shall have as their point of beginning the said Main Street.
3. 
Numbering east and west streets. All streets running east and west shall have as their dividing line First Street, and all numbers running easterly from First Street shall be designated as east, and all numbers running westerly from First Street shall be designated as west and shall have their point of beginning said First Street.
4. 
Allocation of numbers.
a. 
All numbering shall commence at the dividing street, and there shall be assigned as a unit of 100 for each block with even numbers on the right side and odd numbers on the left side of each street or avenue commencing at said dividing streets.
b. 
In all cases where an intersecting street or avenue shall not continue entirely across the City, the lots and buildings shall be numbered so that all lots and buildings the same distance from the base line shall have approximately the same numbers.
C. 
Street numbers to be displayed. The owner, occupant, or agent in charge of the premises shall cause to be affixed and to be maintained when so affixed to each principal building controlled by them the official street number assigned to that building as provided in Section 6.02.36.A. The physical numbers provided herein shall be not less than 2 1/2 inches high on a background of not less than three inches. Each required number shall be affixed on the particular building in such a location that it may be easily and readily seen by a person of ordinary eyesight on the public street or highway upon which the building abuts. For buildings abutting also on a public alley, the street number shall also be affixed in such location that it may be seen in like manner from such alley.
D. 
Noncompliance. If the owner or occupant of any building neglects to duly attach and maintain the proper numbers on the building, the City shall serve them a notice requiring them to properly number the same, and if they neglects to do so for 10 days after service, they shall be subject to a forfeiture as provided in the City Schedule of Deposits.
A. 
No person shall in any manner obstruct or cause to be obstructed the free passage of water in any public gutter, ditch, culvert, swale or drain or place or cause to be placed any rubbish, dirt, sand, gravel or any other matter or thing so that the same is likely to be carried by the elements into any public gutter, ditch, culvert, swale or drain.
A. 
Property owners desiring paved alleys shall present a signed petition for alley paving to the City Clerk. Said petition must contain the signatures of the owners of at least 60% of the front footage of the alley. After presentation, the City Clerk shall check the petition to determine compliance and, when approved, it shall be forwarded to the Common Council. The Council shall refer said petition to the Board of Public Works for plans and costs and a recommendation to the Council.
B. 
Due to the varying degrees of runoff, each alley will be reviewed individually. If the particular circumstances justify paving and the Common Council agrees, it shall direct the Board of Public Works to set up a public hearing on alley paving.
C. 
After a public hearing, the project shall be placed in the capital improvement budget for the following year.
D. 
Assessments.
1. 
Assessments for alley paving are determined by the actual cost of paving within the alley limits (from street line to street line). Any addition work such as alley aprons, sidewalks, retaining walls, etc., shall be the sole obligation of the property owner.
2. 
The cost of the project will be assessed on the basis of 1/3 of the cost to each property owner abutting on the alley and the remaining 1/3 shall be borne by the City.
3. 
The formula to determine the per-foot assessment for alley paving is as follows:
Total Construction Costs
=
Assessment
Assessable Frontage
Foot
E. 
Corner lots and double frontage shall be assessed in full.
F. 
Most alleys are 20 feet in width (right-of-way). Residential alleys are paved 17 feet in width, while alleys in commercial or industrial areas are paved full width. Alleys having less than 20 feet in right-of-way are judged individually as to what width they shall be paved.